If we hadn't stuck our noses into the foreign affairs of Chechnya we wouldn't have had the bombings. Truth. George Washington warned us about getting entangled in the affairs of other nations for a reason.

Calling something "retribution" is not exactly the same as saying "they got what they deserved". I can't say I entirely disagree with his point. The US has had a long history of a belief in our manifest destiny to police the world and enforce democracy at whatever price. We should focus on solving our internal problems before we start looking for ways to solve the problems of others.

Princess Ryans Knickers:If we hadn't stuck our noses into the foreign affairs of Chechnya we wouldn't have had the bombings. Truth. George Washington warned us about getting entangled in the affairs of other nations for a reason.

not a day goes by where you don't say something incomprehensibly stupid

FTFA: "The American global domination project is bound to generate all kinds of resistance in the post-colonial world. In some respects, the United States has been fortunate not to experience worse blowbacks, and these may yet happen, especially if there is no disposition to rethink US relations to others in the world, starting with the Middle East."

HA_HA_HAidiot

1942 called and said you can't ignore the world and be left alone in peace. We are involved. We have to be. We will be hurt sometimes, sure. But nobody will ever think we are a soft target.

Alright, so the basic premise of crap like this is because we piss off an unstable asswit fringe element person somewhere, we therefore are to blame when he goes off and wreaks vengeance to the voices in his head.

Yep, you bet man.

I'd love to see a country run by these 5th column types though. Ducks bunnies and free beer as far as the eye can see, with nary a pissed off anarchist, terrorist, or punk. Nobody ever gets angry at the state, nobody ever commits a crime, and nobody ever decides their own sh*tty little worldview needs a bigger platform so how about randomly killing innocent bystanders including children.

What's the point of the UN again? I've never really studied it's history but the current culture there is fairly disgusting. Unaccountable appointed jackwagons that espouse hatred for the U.S. while gleefully enjoying the facilities and privileges provided by U.S. success. Not to mention the U.N. is in NYC.

But really, has the U.N. ever done anything more important than strongly worded letters? I googled U.N. success and only got links to un.org.

DubtodaIll:What's the point of the UN again? I've never really studied it's history but the current culture there is fairly disgusting. Unaccountable appointed jackwagons that espouse hatred for the U.S. while gleefully enjoying the facilities and privileges provided by U.S. success. Not to mention the U.N. is in NYC.

But really, has the U.N. ever done anything more important than strongly worded letters? I googled U.N. success and only got links to un.org.

Princess Ryans Knickers:If we hadn't stuck our noses into the foreign affairs of Chechnya we wouldn't have had the bombings. Truth. George Washington warned us about getting entangled in the affairs of other nations for a reason.

The fact that we, as a nation, are incapable of realizing our foreign policy dick-waving is the reason so many people around the world hate us is why things like Boston will continue to happen. It's much easier for us to believe they hate us because we're so damn awesome since the alternative would require some empathy and introspection, and perhaps the possibility of shattering our puffed up exceptionalist view of ourselves, and we can't have that.

I guess that's why I'm so numb to this and other tragedies. Yeah, they suck but they'll continue to happen until we take a real hard look at why they happen. Until then, don't ask me to give a damn and I won't say I told you so the next time it happens, and it will.

Generation_D:Alright, so the basic premise of crap like this is because we piss off an unstable asswit fringe element person somewhere, we therefore are to blame when he goes off and wreaks vengeance to the voices in his head.

tinyarena:FTFA: "The American global domination project is bound to generate all kinds of resistance in the post-colonial world. In some respects, the United States has been fortunate not to experience worse blowbacks, and these may yet happen, especially if there is no disposition to rethink US relations to others in the world, starting with the Middle East."

[www.statemaster.com image 197x259]HA_HA_HAidiot

1942 called and said you can't ignore the world and be left alone in peace. We are involved. We have to be. We will be hurt sometimes, sure. But nobody will ever think we are a soft target.

I agree, but only if our supposedly mandated "involvement" involves you and not me. I'm a lover not a fighter.